Egypt State Information Service (Cairo)
The country's government news service.
Website: http://www.sis.gov.eg
October 30
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Egypt: President Morsi Follows Up Developments of Libya Market Incident
A massive fire broke early Sunday 28/10/2012 at Libya market located in Mersa Metruh Governorate and gutted out 312 shops out of 320 shops. Civil defense teams rushed out to the... Read more »
October 29
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Egypt: Huge Fire Breaks Out in Libya Market in Matrouh
A huge fire broke out in Libya market in Marsa Matrouh, Egypt on Sunday 28/10/2012.The real reason of the blaze is not known until now. Read more »
October 24
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Egypt: 120 Egyptians Evacuated From Bani Walid Libyan City
The Egyptian Embassy in Tripoli succeeded to evacuate 120 Egyptians from the northern Libyan city of Bani Walid in the past two days. Read more »
October 21
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Egypt: Egyptian Embassy in Tripoli Works for Evacuating Nationals in Bani Walid
The Egyptian embassy in Tripoli is exerting strenuous efforts to evacuate hundreds of Egyptians stranded in Libya's Bani Walid city, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Amr Roshdi said. Read more »
October 19
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Egypt: Manpower Minister - Egyptians Killed in Libyan Revolution to Receive Compensation
Manpower and Immigration Minister Khaled el-Azhari said on Wednesday 17/10/2012 that Egypt has agreed with Libya to pay compensations to the families of Egyptians who were killed... Read more »
October 9
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Egypt: Egypt Ambassador to Libya Holds Contacts to Evacuate Egyptians From Wadi Al-Mardum
The Egyptian Embassy in Tripoli managed over the past few days and until now to secure the evacuation of the rest of the trapped Egyptians, along with other citizens from various... Read more »
September 24
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Egypt: Libya Backtracks On Closing Borders With Egypt
The Libyan authorities backtracked on closing its borders in face of Egyptians and trucks carrying goods after Egyptian security agencies threatened to apply the principle of... Read more »
September 22
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Egypt: Egypt-Libyan Relations Are Strong - Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr stressed that the Egyptian-Libyan relations are good and strong, adding that Egypt does not accept any hostile activity against Libya launched from its... Read more »
September 16
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Egypt: Morsi Congratulates Somali President, Libyan PM
President Mohamed Morsi phoned on Saturday 15/9/2012 the new Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud to congratulate him on winning his country's run-off presidential elections. Read more »
September 3
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Egypt: 48 Local Fishermen Still Under Arrest in Libya
The ministry of foreign affairs said on Sunday 2/9/2012 that Libya is still detaining 48 Egyptian fishermen due to delayed in payment of fines for illegal fishing. Read more »
September 2
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Egypt: Foreign Affairs Ambassado Warns Against Escalation of Anti-Libya Media Campaign
Official spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) ambassador Amr Rushdi on Saturday1/9/2012 warned against what he described as attempts by some media organizations to... Read more »
September 1
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Egypt: Fourty Four Local Companies Participate in Libya Reconstruction Exhibition
Within the framework of strengthening cooperation between Egypt and Libya in all sectors, a number of 44 Egyptian companies will participate in Libya projects exhibition next week... Read more »
August 30
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Egypt: Nation Underlines Rejection of Any Activities Against Libyan Revolution
Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Amr Roshdi underlined on Tuesday 28/8/2012 the maximum care Egypt gives for boosting the strong historical relations binding Egypt and Libya. Read more »
August 29
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Egypt: Azhar Condemns Destruction of Tombs in Libya
Al-Azhar vehemently condemned a series of recent attacks on Muslim Sufi shrines, tombs and mosques in Libya. Read more »
August 27
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Egypt: Nation Condemns Attacks On Sufi Shrines in Libya
The Egyptian Darul-Iftaa vehemently condemned attacks on the tomb of 15th-century scholar Abdel Salam al-Asmar and a historic mosque in the Libyan city of Zlitan, about 160km (100... Read more »
August 18
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Egypt: Egypt's Ambassador in Tripoli - Talks With Authorities to Release Egyptian Detainees
The Egyptian Ambassador to Libya Hisham Abdul-Wahab said that the embassy is in contacts with both the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Attorney General to... Read more »
August 7
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Egypt: Nation Aids Libya's Reconstruction
President Mohamed Morsi and his premier Hisham Qandil received on Monday 6/8/2012 Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Rahim Al-Kib who arrived at Cairo's Presidential Palace with a... Read more »
August 6
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Egypt: Qandil Receives Libyan Prime Minister
Prime Minister Hisham Qandil on Sunday 5/8/2012 received Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Rahman al Keeb and his accompanying delegation, which includes the ministers of labor,... Read more »
July 30
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North Africa: Morsi Receives Foreign Ministers of Libya, Tunisia
President Mohamed Morsi received yesterday 29/7/2012 the foreign ministers of Libya and Tunisia. In a statement, Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said that the meeting came... Read more »
July 16
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Egypt: Morsi Meets Libyan NTC Official
President Mohamed Morsi met on Wednesday 11/7/2012 with head of planning committee at the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) Amin Belhaj at the presidential palace in... Read more »
July 11
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Egypt: Morsi Sends Message to Head of Libyan NTC
Head of the National Transitional Council (NTC) Mustafa Abdul-Jalil received Tuesday 10/7/2012 a message from Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi that was delivered by former prime... Read more »
July 2
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Egypt: Foreign Ministry Urges Citizens Not to Travel to Tripoli By Land
Egyptian Foreign Ministry has urged citizens not to travel to Tripoli by land because Benghazi-Tripoli road is blocked and not to travel by air from Ben Ghazi to Tripoli due to the... Read more »
June 19
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Egypt: Foreign Minister, Moroccan Counterpart Discuss Boosting Egyptian-Moroccan Relations
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr held on Monday 18/6/2012 a session of talks with Moroccan Foreign and International Cooperation Minister Saad al-Din Othmani. Read more »
June 11
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Egypt: FM Receives Report on the Country's Participation in Arab-Turkish Forum in Libya
Foreign Minster Mohamed Kamel Amr received a detailed report from Assistant Foreign Minister Ayman Musharafa on the outcome of the Arab-Turkish forum which wrapped up on Friday... Read more »
June 8
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Egypt: Country, Libya Agree On Upgrading Procedures to Dispatch Local Workers
Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Ahmed Ragheb said on Wednesday 6/6/2012 Cairo and Tripoli have agreed on new procedures to dispatch Egyptian workers to Libya. Read more »
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